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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - October 3, 2026, 11 AM Eastern · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
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  Speaker 1: We begin with concerning developments in the region. Reports indicate
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  Speaker 1: an escalation in exchanges between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis.
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  Speaker 1: This follows an attack on facilities belonging to the Saudi
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  Speaker 1: state oil company Aramco in Riyadh on Saturday. A large
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  Speaker 1: plume of smoke and fire was observed near the facility,
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  Speaker 1: though Saudi authorities have not immediately confirmed details or damage.
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  Speaker 1: The Houthis had claimed responsibility for prior attacks on Saudi
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  Speaker 1: energy infrastructure, including facilities in Yanbu. In response to Saturday's incident,
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  Speaker 1: some reports suggest Saudi Arabia is now launching attacks on Sana'a,
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  Speaker 1: the Houthi-held capital in Yemen, in what's being described as
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  Speaker 1: an eye-for-an-eye exchange, turning to international relations, Prime Minister Benjamin
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu has sharply criticised the British government in an interview
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  Speaker 1: with the Daily Mail. While still considering the UK an ally,
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  Speaker 1: he accused the British government of appeasing our common enemies
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  Speaker 1: and attacking us. Netanyahu linked this to pressure from Islamist
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  Speaker 1: forces within Britain, warning against appeasement and drawing parallels to
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  Speaker 1: historical dangers democracies face. He asserted that Israel is fighting
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  Speaker 1: for Western civilisation against barbarians, and highlighted what he described
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  Speaker 1: as significant deception and propaganda, even attempts to glorify groups
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  Speaker 1: like Hamas. The Prime Minister also claimed that Israeli intelligence
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  Speaker 1: had warned Britain about an Iranian-sponsored terror attack, stating that
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  Speaker 1: without Israel's help, it would have likely occurred, potentially costing
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  Speaker 1: many British lives. He expressed bewilderment at the UK attacking Israel,
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  Speaker 1: which he called its protector. In Aviation Security, UAE investigators
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  Speaker 1: have concluded that the copilot of a recent FlyJuby flight
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  Speaker 1: to Israel was planning a terrorist act. During the flight,
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  Speaker 1: he reportedly used the cockpit's emergency axe to attack the captain.
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  Speaker 1: The captain managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers
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  Speaker 1: and crew to overpower the attacker and force an emergency
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  Speaker 1: landing in Saudi Arabia. While initial UAE findings did not
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  Speaker 1: disclose the copilot's nationality, a Saudi source confirmed to AFP
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  Speaker 1: that he was Omani. Media reports have also indicated the
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  Speaker 1: copilot had been barred from flying in Oman due to
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  Speaker 1: concerns about extremist views, with some suggesting he had spent
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  Speaker 1: time in Syria. Prime Minister Netanyahu commented that the suspect
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  Speaker 1: had undergone Islamist radical indoctrination and attempted to crash the plane.
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  Speaker 1: These events underscore a complex and increasingly interconnected regional landscape.
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  Speaker 1: Conflicts stretching from Yemen across the Red Sea to the
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  Speaker 1: Horn of Africa are deepening instability. This includes renewed fighting
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  Speaker 1: in Ethiopia, Sudan's civil war, and tensions over Red Sea access.
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  Speaker 1: These crises have strategic implications far beyond their immediate areas,
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  Speaker 1: impacting nations and regional powers like Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Eritrea,
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  Speaker 1: and drawing the attention of the United States as it
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  Speaker 1: weighs its next steps concerning Iran and its allies. On
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  Speaker 1: the persistent threat of online extremism, analyst Alex Goldenberg tracks
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  Speaker 1: foreign influence operations and extremist subcultures. Goldenberg, who trains law
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  Speaker 1: enforcement and intelligence agencies, warns that online hate and radicalisation
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  Speaker 1: are no longer confined to fringe corners of the internet.
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  Speaker 1: He cautions that extremist ideologies spread through social media have
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  Speaker 1: inspired real-world violence against Jews around the world, underscoring the
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  Speaker 1: tangible impact of these digital threats. Finally, in a poignant remembrance,
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  Speaker 1: parents are revisiting their children's final calls from the October
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  Speaker 1: 7 massacre. These accounts recall the fear that was felt,
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  Speaker 1: the words left unsaid, and the heartbreaking realisation that their
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  Speaker 1: children understood they were saying goodbye. For continuing coverage of
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  Speaker 1: antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media.
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  Speaker 1: Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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  Speaker 1: you for listening to Israel Today Ongoing War Report. Stay
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  Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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  Speaker 1: so consult multiple sources for a comprehensive view.